28.04.2025

Podcast: The Intersection of Multilingualism and Identity

Podcast episode in French broadcasted on April 29, 2025 | 1–2pm | Freies Radio Wüste Welle, 96.6 FM

How does multilingualism intersects with history, politics, and identity? In the podcast series "French in Multilingual Africa," LEAD member Eleni Kanli and other researchers explore the rich linguistic diversity of French-speaking individuals from Africa now living in Germany. Using methods like the language portrait, they visually mapped personal language experiences: Guests from the local reception center for refugees visited the University of Tübingen in 2024 to conduct sociolinguistic interviews with students from the course "French in Multilingual Africa." These conversations offered insights into the role of language and linguistic practices in shaping identity and daily life. 

Broadcast details

Tune in the broadcast in French: Radio Micro-Europa (Episode 611) “Le français en Afrique multilingue”
April 29, 2025 | 1–2 pm, on Freies Radio Wüste Welle, 96.6 FM or via livestream. 
Soon available as well on Spotify and in the Radio Micro-Europa media library.
 

This project is a collaboration between the University of Tübingen, the local reception center for refugees, and Radio Micro-Europa, with support from the Center for Francophone Worlds (ZFW) and the Division for Studies and Teaching (Dezernat III) at the University of Tübingen.

Press Contact

Rebecca Beiter
pressespam prevention@lead.uni-tuebingen.de